Group seeks Amazon boycott over sales tax fight
16th August 2011
A coalition of nonprofit groups is calling on customers of Amazon.com to cancel their accounts unless the Internet retailer stops resisting a California law that requires more online retailers to charge a state sales tax.
The nonprofits along with several state lawmakers Monday called on Amazon to “stop cheating California” by trying to repeal the law through a ballot referendum.
‘MOMMEEE! JOHNNY HIT ME BACK!’ I suppose it’s ‘cheating’ the robber by attempting to hang on to your wallet.
I guess that, not only are they nonprofit groups, they want to make sure that Amazon is a nonprofit group, too.
I predict that (a) it won’t work; Amazon is just too convenient, and (b) these are customers that Amazon will be just as well off without.